NBC Washington Features Memorial's Planned Restoration

NBC Washington's July 16, 2010, feature story on the memorial highlighted Frank Buckles's support for re-dedication as a National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial.
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Associated Press Report on Memorial Restoration

On July 17, 2010, the Associated Press (AP) reported on the National Park Service's planned $2.3 million restoration of the D.C. War Memorial. AP's member media outlets offered wide news coverage of the memorial and the foundation's work.
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Parade Magazine Cover Story Features Frank Buckles and the Memorial

Foundation Honorary Chairman Frank Buckles was featured in Parade magazine's Memorial Day weekend cover story "The Last Doughboy's Final Fight."Author Richard Rubin wrote, "The veterans I interviewed had one thing in common: No matter what they thought about their war or war in general or Army life, they were proud of their service to their country. And Frank Buckles is proud to stand up for them now.
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World War I Memorial Foundation Represented at 75th Annual Commemorative Observance at D.C. War Memorial

World War I Memorial Foundation secretary/treasurer and board member Edwin L. Fountain spoke on Frank Buckles’s dream of a national World War I memorial and on pending Congressional legislation, S. 2097, that would achieve this if enacted. Buckles, 109, is the last U.S. World War I veteran and the honorary chairman of the foundation. Michael T. Kelly of the National Park Service gave an overview
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World War I Memorial Foundation President David DeJonge Honored

World War I Memorial Foundation President David DeJonge received the Edwin P. Hubble Medal of Initiative from the Marshfield, Mo., Cherry Blossom Festival committee on April 23, 2010, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Marshfield. DeJonge is a photographer whose work chronicled the lives of the world’s final World War I survivors. These photographs were exhibited during the Hubble dinner and at Shook
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